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Wanted in connection with the abduction of a 10-year-old girl, Tobias Dustin Summers visited his parole officer and passed a drug test hours before the alleged Northridge home invasion and kidnapping for which he is now sought. Patrick Healy reports from Downey for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on April 2, 2013. (Published Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013)

Updated at 9:50 PM PST on Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013

The parolee wanted for allegedly abducting a 10-year-old Northridge girl from her bed met with his probation officers hours before the home invasion kidnapping for which he is now sought, law enforcement said Tuesday.

Tobias Dustin Summers, 30, has kept in contact with his probation officer since his release from prison last summer, authorities said.

Northridge Kidnapping Suspect Remains at Large

A parolee is still on the run after being named in connection with the abduction of a 10-year-old Northridge girl. Tobias Dustin Summers, 30, is believed to be a transient and has a criminal history dating back to 2001. A second suspect, Daniel Martinez, is in custody. Gordon Tokumatsu reports from West Hills for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on April 2, 2013. (Published Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013)

Summers’ last contact with his probation officer came hours before he allegedly took a girl from her bedroom between 1 and 3:30 a.m. on March 27. The meeting happened in the San Gabriel Valley.

Probation Assistant Chief Margarita Perez said that meeting occurred in the San Gabriel Valley.

"In following up with the deputy officer, it appears that there was nothing unusual about that interaction," she said.

Perez said Summers – who was on probation under California’s prison realignment to ease inmate overcrowding – was "assessed at a medium risk to re-offend."

Summers, believed to a transient, repeatedly re-offended for crimes ranging from assault to theft, according to LA County court records. Among his list of priors are charges for grand theft, assault and battery, driving without a license and receiving stolen property.

Prison realignment did not get Summers out of custody early, but it did mean that instead of his post-release being supervised by state parole, he was assigned to LA County Probation.

A special LAPD unit also monitored him, according to LA Police Chief Charlie Beck.

"We will discover more about Mr. Summers and what could have been done better after we capture him," Beck said.

LAPD arrested Summers in January for a violation authorities have declined to reveal.
Summers was held for nine days under so-called flash incarceration.

Perez said it was "sufficient enough that we felt we needed to get his attention by flashing him the maximum period of time."

After Summers’ January arrest, probation did not seek to revoke his release, and no new criminal charge was filed.

Summers resumed checking in with his probation officer and passing drug tests until March 27.

"We have information that we've been sharing with law enforcement that we are hopeful will assist them in developing some leads in an effort to apprehend or capture this individual," Perez said.

LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith said on Monday that Summers may be hiding in the San Diego area, and may have shaved his head to alter his appearance.

The 10-year-old victim was taken from her bedroom in the middle of night and driven around the San Fernando Valley by two men, police said. Some 12 hours later, her abductors dropped her off at a Kaiser hospital in Woodland Hills.

After walking about a mile, she was found barefoot and wounded at a Starbucks by a passerby who recognized the girl from media reports and alerted police.